R.J. Beam's Blog, page 28
February 26, 2016
Officer returns to duty from injury after six months, his first arrest is the guy who hurt him
Officer Adrian Alan from the Madison, WI police department had his leg broken six months ago on duty. This week he is back on duty. Soon after returning to duty he made a traffic stop, ironically on the guy who broke his leg.
Tampa Police body camera footage “you won’t see on the news”
The city of Tampa, FL posted this video on their Facebook page of body camera footage that typically does not make it on the news. This footage shows what we officers do each day.
February 25, 2016
E-Cig. Explodes Man’s Pants
Security cameras at an Owensboro, Kentucky convenience store caught the moment a guy's E-Cigarette blew up in his pants pocket. Looks like maybe vaping can be hazardous to you health.
Irony… Anti Gun Reporter can’t report story due to gun fire
An MSNBC correspondent Kerry Sanders tried to do a live shot from a gun range about 2nd Amendment rights and the President Election. The sounds of the gunfire however, covered over most of his audio making the report basiclly useless.
February 24, 2016
Jenga as Jaws Of Life training
The Ellsworth, PA Volunteer Fire department posted this great video as a reminder that training can be fun. Stack up some cribbing like a Jenga game and then use Spreaders or Combination tool to play the game.
Must see video: Hero Police Officer Takes Crash Impact to Save Others
Officer Klehm from the Brenham Police department was dispatched to call of a motorist driving erratically. The officer quickly saw she was having a medical emergency and used his squad car to stop her vehicle.
February 22, 2016
Vermont State Police K9 shows us fun way to wash the squad car
According to a post on the Vermont State Police Facebook page, "It's a little warmer today, and a good chance to clean all that winter grime off your cars. If you can find a helper..."
February 19, 2016
Captain Clay Higgins has a message for guys with felony warrants
Captain Clay Higgins is the voice of St Landry Parish Crime Stoppers. In the latest video the Captain calls out members of “the Gremlins gang”
February 17, 2016
Remember to shovel off Fire Hydrants after a snow
An acquaintance of mine, Tiger Schmittendorf, was on the morning news talking about the importance of shoveling off fire hydrants after the snow. Here is some great behind the scenes footage he posted to Facebook showing a TV reporter shoveling a hydrant in full fire gear.
February 16, 2016
Just Slow down… powerful video
The Winnipeg Police Service released this powerful video a few days ago. It has been making the rounds on many Fire and EMS sites. It is very powerful, you need to watch it all the way to the end. I wish more citizens would see this as it is a message they need to realize about crash scenes.
